Gunmen killed four policemen and carted away their rifles at a checkpoint at Nkpologwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The attackers also burnt a vehicle at the checkpoint.
The spokesman of the state police command, Mohammed Haruna, said the assailants, who drove in both a salon car and a black Mercedes Benz 4Matic SUV, opened fire on the police officers deployed to patrol the two locations.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Bala Kuryas, had visited two spots in Mkpologwu, Aguata LGA and Omogho in Orumba North where the attack occurred.
Haruna added that the CP had ordered investigation into the incident.
A policeman in the area, said: “Honestly, it was a black Wednesday in Anambra. I don’t know what those boys want to gain from this act.
“We lost our gallant men today again, few days after the Aba, Abia State incident. Do they want us to leave the force for them?
“This thing is getting out of hands and when our men respond now, some members of the public will start shouting on policemen.”
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